Discharge attachment for wagons



(No Model.)

L. RODENHAU SEN. DISCHARGE ATTACHMENT FOR WAGONS. No. 539,646.

Patented May 21, 1895.

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NITED' STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEONHARD RODENHAUSEN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

DISCHARGE ATTACHMENT FOR WAGON S.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,646, dated May 21,1895.

Application filed December 14, 1894. Serial No.531,766. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern..- I

' Be it known that I, LEONHARD RoDEN- HAUSEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, resid- 'ing in the city and county of Philadelphia,

State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful ImprovementinDischarge Attachments for Coal or other W'agons, which improvement isfully set-forth in the following specification and accompanyingdrawings.

My invention consists in providing the dis charge spout of a coal orother wagon or cart with a deflector, as hereinafter set forthwhich isadapted to direct the coal or contents of the wagon from said spouteither to the right or left, the same being more especially designedwhen a chute is to be employed in a narrow street or contracted place,and the wagon is placed parallel with the curb or sidewalk.

It also consists of a novel support and guide for the chute, the samebeing adjustable to the right or left.

It also consists of means for tightening said support or guide againstthe chute, and thus holding the latter in position under the body of thewagon.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a discharge-spout anddeflector for a coal-wagon embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents aplan view of the same, having the chute and deflector in a diiferentposition from that in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view ofthe adjustable support and guide forthe discharge-chute. Fig. atrepresents a perspective view of the deflector detached.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a portion of the body of awagon, and B a portion of the chute thereof, said parts being shown indotted lines.

G designates a discharge spout which is attached to the tail board, orother suitable portion of a wagon, and consists of the base portion D,and the sides E attached thereto. The said spout is preferably open atthetop, and has the cross piece F extending across the sides,'near itsmouth. The spout is secured to thewagon in any suitable manner, in thepresent instance by means of the flanges G, which are attached to thetail board, and the rearward extension H of the base D, which may besecured to the floor of the wagon.

J designates a deflector, the same consisting of the outer vertical wallK, and the top and bottom ears L and M, the latter being pivotallyattached to the spout, it being noticed that the opposite sides of thedeflector are open as at N. The top earL of the said deflector has ahole P therein, which is adapted to register with either the holes Q, R,or S in the cross piece F, according as the deflector is in inoperativeposition, as seen in Fig. 1, or in operative position as seen in Fig.2,or in the position opposite to that seen in said Fig. 2, the deflectorbeing locked in the desired position by means of the pin Q, which may beattached to the deflector by the chain R.

S designates a slotted guide, which is best seen in Fig. 3, and servesas a support for the chute B, which rests upon it, the endT of the guidebeing curved downwardlyto allow the inclination of the chute to bevaried.

U designates a bent rod whose ends are attached to the under side of thewagon body, while the central portion V of said rod is straight, andprovided with the collars W, be-

tween which is located the block X, which has The operation is asfollows: When it is desired to unload the wagon, say in a contractedspace or in a narrow street, &c., the Wagon is placed parallel to thecurb,-instead of at a right angle thereto, and the chute B is turned asseen in Fig. 2. The deflector is adjusted so that the hole P registerswith the hole R, and is then locked in position by the pin Q and thematerial to be unloaded will take the course indicated by the arrows inFig. 2, the deflector J guiding the material to the chute through theproper open side of said deflector, and also preventing any of thematerial from falling over the upper end of the chute. When it isdesired to unload the wagon in the opposite direction, the chute B isturned in the direction opposite to that seen in Fig. 2. The

deflector is turned so that the hole P registers with the hole S in thecross piece F, and is then locked by the pin Q as before. When there isample room to unload the wagon, the chute is arranged longitudinallythereto, and the deflector is swung to one side and locked ininoperative position, as seen in Fig. 1. When the chute is in theposition seen in Fig. 2, it is desirable that the support for the sameshould be as near its upper extremity as possible, and in order toprovide for this, the block which carries'the slotted guide S is movedagainst one of the collars W, as seen in Fig. 2, so that the extremityof the chute will be held as near to the wall K of the deflector aspossible, so that no coal can fall to the ground. In like manner whenthe chute is turned in the opposite direction to that seen in Fig. 2,the slotted guide S is moved against the opposite collar W, the efiectof which will be evident. When the chute is returned on the guide S,between the bottom of the body and spent and the guide S, the latter israised by proper operation of the screw Z, whereby said guide is forcedagainst the chute and the latter held against the spout, so as to beprevented from displacement.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a discharge spout of a wagon, of a swingingdeflector formed of a vertical plate, and horizontal ears thereon, withthe opposite sides open, said deflector being adapted to be placed atdifferent angles on the right and left of the rear end of said spout, orentirely at the side thereof, substantially as described.

2. A slotted guide, a rod, a block adjustable on said rod, and athreaded rod rotatable in said block and supporting said guide, saidparts being combined substantially as described,

3. A guide, arod adapted to be secured to a fixed support, a blockadjustable on said rod, a threaded stem rotatable in said block andsupporting said guide and a chute with a depending pin in said guide,said parts being combined substantially as described.

4.. A guide for the discharge chute of a wagon, and a screw fitted in ablock supported on a wagon, said screw being adapted to engage saidguide for raising the same, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a discharge spout of a wagon, of a swingingdeflector formed of a vertical plate, and horizontal ears thereon, withthe opposite sides open, said deflector being adapted to be placed atdifferent angles on the right and left of the rear end of said spout,orentirely at the side thereof, and being provided with a device forlocking said deflector in either of said positions, substantially asdescribed.

6. The combination with a discharge spout of a wagon, and an adjustabledeflector thereon, of a slotted guide secured to the wagon, and a chutehaving the pin which enters the slot of said guide, whereby the chute isconnected with said guide and adjustable to the right and left of thewagon, substantially as described.

LEONHARD RODENHAUSEN.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERsHEIM, WM. 0. VVIEDERSHEIM.

